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[30 December 2022 | 19:59]
Initially, I had chosen a movie browsing film noir on Criterion, and it opened up on a desert highway in california, POV, the view in Need for Speed where you cannoot see the dash, but your whole screen is the driving car. I immediately thought about "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" and visited Netflix to impulse watch that, but instead I landed on White Noise, where the opening scene is about the draw to car crashes. There wasn't a car crash in the first movie I intended to watch, but with the concept of "Road Movie" in my head, that is what I suppose I intended to happen next.
I am going to rewatch this movie - it was super interesting in a mesmerizing way, but I can't think about much to say in the afterglow of watching it :)

[26 December 2022 | 12:58]
Yesterday I returned to Tessa Thompson's selections, and wound up watching all of Janicza Bravo's movies. Her work is really fascinating. Lemon was super disturbing to watch and was uncomfortable and confusing the whole way around. A lot of her other works have that same energy. Initially I was excited to see Brett Gelmen, as one of my favorite shows is Fleabag. I was really scared by him in this movie. I didn't watch a ton of interviews or dig on it because I was excited to dig into more of her work, but I was surprised the nature of his character and how frightening he is didn't come up much. I think he is a character that couldn't exist in many places apart from Los Angeles. My favorite parts were the family gatherings. Now that I am reflecting on it, I am going to rewatch.


[22 December 2022 | 19:50]
Today I watched Touki Bouki.
I shazaam'd the last song and found some incredible artists. [Red Snapper, A U R].
I really enjoyed the cinematography in the movie. It was very parabolic.
I followed that with Tampopo. I found these movies on Criterion, where there is a collection curated by Tessa Thompson. Tampopo was totally mesmerizing for me. I really enjoyed the cultural clash of the 'ramen western'.